Berk Family History

Berk Name Meaning

Dutch, Czech, and Polish: from a reduced form of a Germanic personal name formed with ber ‘bear’ (see Bernhard). Dutch and North German (van Berk): topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German berke ‘birch’. German: of Slavic (Sorbian) origin, an occupational name for a collector of taxes. Slovenian: unexplained. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Berg.

Berk Family Origin

Where is the Berk family from?

Berk Family Occupations

What did your Berk ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Berk ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Butcher

11%

Charwoman

11%

Chemical Manufacture Agricultural Merchant

11%

Clerk

11%

In 1881, Butcher, Charwoman and Chemical Manufacture Agricultural Merchant were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Berk. The most common Berk occupation in the UK was Butcher. 11% of Berk's were Butchers. A less common occupation for the Berk family was Clerk.

Berk Life Expectancy

What is the average Berk lifespan?

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Berk ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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United States

Between 1946 and 2004, Berk life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Berk in 1946 was 46, and 81 in 2004.